Madrigal, MarcelinoStoft, Steven2012-07-022012-07-022012978-0-8213-9598-1https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9375Scaling up renewable energy, such as wind and solar, goes hand-in-hand with the expansion of transmission infrastructure. The richest solar and wind renewable energy sites are often located far away from consumption centers or existing transmission networks. Unlike fossil fuel-based power sources, renewable energy sources are greatly site-constrained and, for this reason, transmission networks need to be expanded to reach the renewable energy sites. Delivering transmission is a challenge, given the dispersion and granularity of renewable sources. Tapping a few hundred megawatts of renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power, will likely require delivering transmission to several sites. Furthermore, transmission is also required to smooth out the variability of new renewable sources in a large geographical area. For these reasons, countries' renewable energy scale-up efforts are being challenged by the need for timely and efficient delivery of transmission networks. The objective of this report is to present emerging lessons and recommendations on approaches to efficiently and effectively expand transmission networks for renewable energy scale-up. The report focuses on the planning and regulatory aspects of transmission expansion that are relevant to transmission utilities and electricity regulators.CC BY 3.0 IGOACTION PLANSAPPROACHBACKUPBALANCEBIOMASSBIOMASS POWERBUYERCAPABILITIESCAPABILITYCAPACITY FACTORSCAPITAL EXPENDITURECAPITAL EXPENDITURESCARBONCARBON CAPTURECARBON DIOXIDECARBON EMISSIONSCARBON PRICESCERTIFICATECERTIFICATESCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECO2COGENERATIONCOLORSCONGESTIONCONVENTIONAL ENERGYCOST CONNECTIONCOST OF ELECTRICITYDEMAND GROWTHDISTRIBUTION SYSTEME-MAILEFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTSELECTRIC POWERELECTRIC TRANSMISSIONELECTRICITY CONSUMPTIONELECTRICITY DEMANDELECTRICITY GENERATIONELECTRICITY SUPPLYEMISSIONSEMPLOYMENTENERGY AUTHORITYENERGY CONSUMPTIONENERGY DEPARTMENTENERGY DISTRIBUTIONENERGY DIVERSIFICATIONENERGY POLICIESENERGY PRICESENERGY PRODUCTIONENERGY PROGRAMSENERGY PROVIDERSENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSIONENERGY SECTORENERGY SERVICESENERGY SOURCESENERGY STRATEGYENERGY SUPPLIESENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESEQUIPMENTSFINANCIAL INVESTMENTFINANCIAL SUPPORTFOREIGN EXCHANGEFOSSILFOSSIL FUELFOSSIL FUEL POWERGAS TURBINEGENERATIONGENERATION CAPACITYGENERATORGEOGRAPHIC REGIONSGEOGRAPHICAL AREAGEOGRAPHICAL AREASGEOTHERMAL CAPACITYGEOTHERMAL POWERGHGGLOBAL ENERGY SUPPLYGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATIONGRID ELECTRICITYGRID MODELHARDWAREHEATHUMAN RESOURCESHYDROPOWERIMPLEMENTATIONSINFORMATION SYSTEMINNOVATIONINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKKNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATIONLICENSELICENSESNATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGYNATIONAL GRIDNEGATIVE IMPACTSNETWORK CONNECTIONNETWORK INFRASTRUCTURENETWORKSOFFSHORE INSTALLATIONSOFFSHORE WINDOFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENTOFFSHORE WIND FARMSOILOIL PRICESOPEN ACCESSPHOTOVOLTAICSPOWER GENERATIONPOWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGIESPOWER GENERATORSPOWER PLANTPOWER PROJECTPOWER SECTORPOWER SOURCESPOWER SYSTEMPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATIONPROCUREMENTPRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITYPUBLIC UTILITYQUALITY OF SERVICEQUERIESRELIABILITYRENEWABLE ELECTRICITYRENEWABLE ENERGYRENEWABLE ENERGY CAPACITYRENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENTRENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATIONRENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATORSRENEWABLE ENERGY PLANNINGRENEWABLE ENERGY POLICYRENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCERSRENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTSRENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCESRENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCERENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCESRENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIESRENEWABLE GENERATIONRENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDRENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDSRENEWABLE POWERRENEWABLE RESOURCERENEWABLE SOURCERENEWABLE SOURCESRESULTRESULTSSITESSMALL HYDROPOWERSOLAR POWERSOLAR POWER PLANTSSOLAR THERMALSUSTAINABLE ENERGYTARGETSTECHNICAL SKILLSTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTTELEPHONETOTAL ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTIONTRANSACTIONTRANSLATIONTRANSMISSION FACILITIESTRANSMISSION GRIDTRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURETRANSMISSION LINESTRANSMISSION ORGANIZATIONTRANSMISSION SYSTEMTRANSMISSIONSUSERUSERSUTILITIESVOLTAGEWINDWIND CAPACITYWIND DEVELOPMENTWIND ENERGYWIND FARMWIND GENERATIONWIND PARKSWIND POTENTIALWIND POWERWIND POWER CAPACITYWIND POWER GENERATIONWIND POWER PLANTSWIND POWER POTENTIALWIND RESOURCEWIND RESOURCE POTENTIALWIND RESOURCESWIND SPEEDWIND SPEEDSWIND TURBINESWINDSWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-9598-1